Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones will be available against Aston Villa in the Premier League this weekend.
The No.17 has returned to full training in recent days, having missed the last two matchday squads, which will give Jürgen Klopp’s outfit a boost ahead of Sunday’s 2pm BST kick-off.
However, the two Reds are out for the Anfield clash through injury, along with Ibrahima Konate and Thiago Alcantara.
Captain Virgil van Dijk is also ruled out of the competition after being sacked following last weekend’s 2-1 win over Newcastle United.
Konate also missed St. Petersburg with a muscle complaint. James’ Park match, while Thiago recently suffered a setback in his ongoing rehabilitation and the midfielder is still playing this season.
Posting an update on Friday, Klopp said: “No, Ibou is not ready for the game.
“Curtis is fully back in training. Thiago is not. Thiago had a small setback. [He] started training with the team and then he had a small setback, so we have to slow down there. “It’s not cool for him,
it’s not cool for us, but that’s the way it is. Thiago will use the international break for that, obviously to get up to speed, I’m pretty sure that will hopefully be enough for him. .so.
“All the rest are available so far.”
On the possibility that Ryan Gravenberch will have to wait until after the international break to make his debut, Klopp said: “Yes. I’ve been told it won’t happen with the papers – I’m pretty sure it’s all linked by the papers. deadline .Or the offices decide, they are busy enough.
“I haven’t followed what’s going on there in the transfer world yet, but I’m pretty sure they’re busy, so I don’t think it’s going to happen, but we’ll see.”
Meanwhile, Villa hope Emiliano Martinez will be fit for the trip to L4. The goalkeeper will be assessed before the match as he has missed the last two games with calf problems.
Curtis is fully back in training. Thiago no. Thiago suffered a minor setback. [He] started training with the team and then had a small setback, so we have to slow down a little bit there.
“It’s not cool for him, it’s not cool for us, but it is what it is. Obviously Thiago will then use the international break to get up to speed, I’m pretty sure that will hopefully be enough for him then.
“All the rest are available so far.”
On the possibility that Ryan Gravenberch will have to wait until the international break to make his debut, Klopp said: “Yes. I’ve been told it won’t happen on paper – I’m pretty sure it’s all locked at the deadline. , or in the offices making the decisions, it is quite fast.
“I haven’t followed what’s going on there in the transfer world yet, but I’m pretty sure they’re busy, so I don’t think it’s going to happen, but we’ll see.”
Meanwhile, Villa hope Emiliano Martinez will be fit for the trip to L4. The goalkeeper will be assessed before the match as he has missed the last two games with calf problems.
“He trained this morning,” head coach Unai Emery said on Friday. “Tomorrow is the last training session which will matter if he is available or not. I hope he is.”
Alex Moreno, Jacob Ramsey, Bertrand Traore and Tim Iroegbunam are all out, along with long-term absentee Tyrone Mings.
The last match
Last match
Newcastle 1-2 Liverpool (August 27): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Endo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Diaz, Salah, Gakpo.
Aston Villa 3:0 Hibernian (August 31): Olsen, Konsa, Chambers, Torres, Revan, Kamara, Luiz, Tielemans, Bailey, Kellyman, Duran
